The project "Supply Chain Management Game" is currently being produced by the BIBA - Bremer implemented in the fields of study of information technology and media (Medieninformatik). Efficient logisticprocces are a decisive factor for companies in todays business. Supply Chain Management (SCM) helps companies to increase sells and market share. In the 1960s the "Beer-Distribution-Game" has been developed.
Today it is one of the most known business simulation in order to teach a systematic approach. The "Beer-Game" is used to demonstrate problems and possibilities of supply chain mangement.
The "Serious Games" are video games, which illustrate principles like SCM on a computer or smartphones. Serious Games are designed to teach a systematic approach of problem solving.
The project aims to redesign and adapt the "Beer-Distribution-Game" into a computer video game. The Serious Multiplayer Online Role Play Game (SMORPG) shows the problems of different roles within a supply chain and the supply chain management to players.